swink

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Toil, work, drudgery.
verb
  1. To labour, to work hard
  2. To cause to toil or drudge; to tire or exhaust with labor.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A town in Otero County, Colorado, United States, named after George W. Swink.

Pronunciation

/swɪŋk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-swink.wav

Word forms

swink swinks swinking swank swonk swinkt swinked swunk swunken swonken

Etymology

From Middle English swink, from Old English swinc (“toil, work, effort; hardship; the produce of labour”).

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